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The Reef Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Sunshine Coast (38 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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The Reef surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Reef sea temperature is
22.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Reef today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 1AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
449 | 388 | 326 | 320 | 254 | 249 | 206 | 202 | 202 | 206 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 130 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:33PM1.67m | 6:25AM1.37m | 7:12PM1.74m | 7:01AM1.34m | 7:49PM1.79m | 7:38AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM0.54m | 12:30PM0.28m | 1:30AM0.54m | 1:05PM0.25m | 2:12AM0.53m | 1:39PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 449 | 388 | 326 | 320 | 254 | 249 | 206 | 202 | 202 | 206 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 130 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 9 | SSW 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 5 | NE 9 | N 5 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 10 | S 5 | SE 6 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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